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10 October 1947 (USA) moreTagline:
Crimson-haired slave girl . . . desired by a man of destiny! Together they shared the thrills of the most daring spectacle De Mille ever filmed ! morePlot:
Intrepid frontiersman Chris Holden foils the political and personal ambitions of renegade Martin Garth in the Ohio Valley following the French and Indian War. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
Excellent Historical Drama by a Great Filmmaker moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gary Cooper | ... | Capt. Christopher Holden | |
| Paulette Goddard | ... | Abigail 'Abby' Martha Hale | |
| Howard Da Silva | ... | Martin Garth | |
| Boris Karloff | ... | Chief Guyasuta | |
| Cecil Kellaway | ... | Jeremy Love - Abby's 'guardian' | |
| Ward Bond | ... | John Fraser - blacksmith | |
| Virginia Campbell | ... | Mrs. John Fraser ('Half-Pint") | |
| Katherine DeMille | ... | Hannah - Garth's wife | |
| Henry Wilcoxon | ... | Capt. Steele - Ecuyer's deputy | |
| C. Aubrey Smith | ... | Lord Chief Justice (Old Bailey) | |
| Victor Varconi | ... | Capt. Ecuyer - Ft. Pitt commander | |
| Virginia Grey | ... | Diana - Chris's fiancee | |
| Mike Mazurki | ... | Dave Bone - Garth's henchman | |
| Porter Hall | ... | Leach - slave auctioneer | |
| Richard Gaines | ... | Col. George Washington |
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146 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Fun Stuff
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One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Capt. Holden and Abigail are escaping from the Senecas by boat they are unarmed. Without explanation both are armed one scene later. moreQuotes:
Lord Chief Justice: Slavery in the colonies or the gallows here? Speak up, girl! Which is it to be?Abigail 'Abby' Martha Hale: [Resignedly] Slavery, My Lord.
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This extraordinary movie tells about the struggle between the settlers and the Indians circa 1760 set in what's now western Pennsylvania; but at the time was the edge of our western frontier.
Filmed on a grand scale when Hollywood was still using the original and outstanding 3-strip Technicolor that required a camera about half the size of an automobile, these films stand up strong in comparison to the high-tech cameras of 2007; in my opinion the finished product of old Technicolor is superior.
Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard and a great cast deliver solid performances throughout. A 2 hour 29 minute movie was a long one in 1947, but there's not a dull or wasted moment.
A couple of things worth additional comment: Paulette Goddard plays a runaway slave, and there are about 2 dozen slaves in the movie; every one is a White person. Besides that, the slavery is in the North. Yeegods! How many young people (or adults) today know they had White slaves, or that Northern states had slaves (even during the Civil War and AFTER!) Shut my mouth! The Thought Police will have my neck! Second, the Indians (oops, Native Americans) aren't all sweetness and light, as portrayed in recent revisionist-history movies. Herein the Indians are cruel and savage, besides being liars. They enjoy killing Whites, and do it with a maximum of cruelty, particularly with women and children. Having 30 or 40 alleged "men" torturing a tied-up White woman, a prelude to burning her alive, is not only historically more accurate than today's movies; but it's disgusting human conduct by any standard.
Even more shocking by 2007 standards is that men smoke tobacco often in Unconquered --- and not just the bad guys.
In 1947, most movies played 1 or 2 days at the Silver, with big hits playing 3 days. Unconquered played 4 days, Wednesday thru Saturday, the first picture so honored at my neighborhood theater.
Cecil B. deMille was a small man physically, but a GIANT among filmmakers. This wonderful movie --- one of his best --- is a recent DVD release.